The move “reflects our confidence in the U.S. market and our commitment to strengthening our manufacturing footprint," Radstrom said. A slim majority of Freightliner and Western Star trucks built in North America are assembled at two plants in Mexico: Saltillo and Santiago Tianguistenco. The southeastern U.S., particularly the Carolinas, is a heavy favorite for the greenfield facility because North Carolina has long been a production nucleus for DTNA and Freightliner. DTNA will move manufacturing of the Western Star X-Series, Freightliner eCascadia and Freightliner eM2 trucks to North Carolina and South Carolina. Daimler Truck did, however, maintain its 2026 North American heavy-duty truck sales forecast of between 250,000 and 290,000 units.